strookie said:
And at the very bottom of the FAQ YRT makes it very clear that passengers transferring to the TTC subway must pay full fare.
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This is expected until further negotiations of course. I think we all expected that the double fare would be required when transferring from subway to bus. Please negotiate faster :cool:
 
ShonTron said:
The routing details for YRT service changes are up on their site. Their frugality continues to show, and opportunities to build ridership with better routes and connections are largely lost. Downtown Markham will look forward to a major service cut.

https://www.yrt.ca/en/schedules-and-maps/ttc-line-1-subway-extension.aspx

Viva Purple will continue to serve York University, but only on weekdays - Saturday/Sunday, it's cut back to Richmond Hill Terminal. Viva Orange will extend to Richmond Hill, 7 days a week. Viva Purple will also run on two separate branches through central Markham - meaning half the Viva bus service on Enterprise Boulevard in Downtown Markham.

YRT will take over TTC routes 35D, 105, 107, and 165. Minor service improvements, but the main benefit would be more reliable service because of shorter routing on most of those replacements. 35D won't be replaced. Route 360 is also abolished.

Route 10 is cut back from York U to VMC.

Route 77 will serve on-street curbside stops on Highway 7 at VMC, Viva Orange and Zum 501 will use the Rapidway entrance, and all other buses will use the "SmartCentres Place Terminal at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station." That's terrible for bus connections.

Route 22A will be renamed Route 96. Route 26 will extend to VMC, but only during rush hours (groan).

Route 20 Jane and the YRT 165 Weston Road will be extended to York University, but they'll kick all passengers off the bus from 2PM onwards at Pioneer Village and deadhead to York University to begin the northbound run. That's really stupid - if you're headed to a late afternoon or evening class YRT will force you to transfer (to YRT routes 3, 107/107B, 96, or Viva Purple) or walk.

No mention of Viva Silver, which was supposed to operate between Vaughan Centre and Richmond Hill.
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There is nothing new for people who have read the Annual Service Plans. I was hoping they would post the new schedules ("Route Navigators").
 
Any word on frequencies? Keele could see a significant improvement in service with 22 going all day, even if it is only every 30 minutes.
 
M II A II R II K said:
I guess those disembarking from the 905 stations won’t be required to tap out when they exit the stations to pay a YRT fare.
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That would be rediculous if that actually happened. I understand a double fare for subway to YRT bus, but a double fare just for the subway? Absurd.
 
New Jersey has its own "subway" called the PATH (see link), that carries passengers from New Jersey into New York City. There is no transfers if one needs to use the NYC subway to their final destination in NYC.

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Maybe York Region should have built its own "subway" into downtown Toronto. Ditto for the other 905 cities.
 
W. K. Lis said:
New Jersey has its own "subway" called the PATH (see link), that carries passengers from New Jersey into New York City. There is no transfers if one needs to use the NYC subway to their final destination in NYC.

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Maybe York Region should have built its own "subway" into downtown Toronto. Ditto for the other 905 cities.
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Are you suggesting every 905 municipality to build their own one-stop subways?
 
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